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> People scoff at road construction (or rather, road widening) as a solution to congestion. I don't think anyone is under the impression that kilometers driven
by bonoboTP 2mo ago
> People scoff at road construction (or rather, road widening) as a solution to congestion. I don't think anyone is under the impression that kilometers driven would go down as road bandwidth goes up.
It is a solution to congestion because a part of the past congestion was that people were stuck at home and gave up on the trip overall, because it would take so long.
> Maybe some people who would have otherwise used public transport opt to drive instead.
Then presumably comfort increased. Also, add bus lanes.
- fluoridation 2mo ago>a part of the past congestion was that people were stuck at home and gave up on the trip overall That's not congestion. If someone opts not to make a trip, or uses a means of transport that doesn't use the road, such as a subway, then they didn't create road traffic. Congestion refers specifically to the failure of traffic to advance at an efficient speed along a thoroughfare. >Then presumably comfort increased. Again, "people scoff at road construction as a solution to congestion". Discomfort is not a component of congestion.